It is your task to research and uncover clues about the mysterious city of St. Augustine so that you may present your findings to your fellow classmates. Using the websites listed below, you will find many interesting facts that you can add to the research worksheet you have been given.
Here's what you will need to do:
1. With your partner, review all of the questions/items you need to complete on your research sheet. Then, look through the websites below to find the answers to the questions. Be sure to record your answers when you find them.
2. Once you have answered all of the questions on the research sheet, you and your partner will add 10 facts to your worksheet that you have found while exploring the websites.
3. Next, each partner should choose a different fact from the 10 recorded on the worsheet and draw a picture to go with it. Therefore, when you are done, you will each have an illustration, and each illustration will be for a different fact than the one your partner has chosen.
4. You and your partner will present your historical findings and illustrations to your classmates after your research has been completed. Do your very best work and take your time. Your grade will be based on the rubric you were given in class.
Florida Benchmarks: SS.4.A.33 - Identify the significance of St. Augustine as the oldest permanent European settlement in the United States SS.4.A.1.1 - Analyze primary and secondary resources to identify significant individuals and events throughout Florida history.
WebQuest
It is your task to research and uncover clues about the mysterious city of St. Augustine so that you may present your findings to your fellow classmates. Using the websites listed below, you will find many interesting facts that you can add to the research worksheet you have been given.
Here's what you will need to do:
1. With your partner, review all of the questions/items you need to complete on your research sheet. Then, look through the websites below to find the answers to the questions. Be sure to record your answers when you find them.
2. Once you have answered all of the questions on the research sheet, you and your partner will add 10 facts to your worksheet that you have found while exploring the websites.
3. Next, each partner should choose a different fact from the 10 recorded on the worsheet and draw a picture to go with it. Therefore, when you are done, you will each have an illustration, and each illustration will be for a different fact than the one your partner has chosen.
4. You and your partner will present your historical findings and illustrations to your classmates after your research has been completed. Do your very best work and take your time. Your grade will be based on the rubric you were given in class.
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St. Augustine Images
Florida Benchmarks:
SS.4.A.33 - Identify the significance of St. Augustine as the oldest permanent European settlement in the United States
SS.4.A.1.1 - Analyze primary and secondary resources to identify significant individuals and events throughout Florida history.